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Haliteâs most distinctive characteristic is its salty taste. For practical and sanitary reasons, you probably should not test the taste of a mineral sample by directly licking the sample. Instead, moisten your finger, rub the sample and then taste the residue left on your finger.
â Magnetite exhibits magnetism.â Sulfur smells like rotten eggs (after scratching the surface).â Calcite fizzes when HCl acid is applied to it.â Halite(rock salt) tastes salty.â Some minerals are exceptionally dense because they are composed of heavy elements, or contain closely-packed atoms.